An Afghan girl watches as US Marines from the First Battalion Eighth Marines Alpha Company patrol through the town of Kunjak in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province.Image Credit: Reuters

Nato led force (KFOR) soldiers and European Union Rule of Law (EULEX) police take part in a Crowd and Riot control exercise at Camp Vrello, Slatina, on the outskirts of Pristina on October 26. Image Credit: AFP

A projection on the ceiling of the museum's main entrance shows blood splattering as part of a press preview of Mozart's opera Titus directed by Christoph Hagel at Berlin's Bode museum. The opera, which is performed in one of the museum's halls, will premiere on October 29. Image Credit: AFP

Members of an honour guard prepare for an official welcoming ceremony for Italian President Giorgio Napolitano at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Image Credit: Reuters

The reflection of a woman is seen in a puddle of water on a rainy day in Belgrade. Image Credit: Reuters

Two workers are silhouetted as they fix a mobile phone pole against the sun in Duisburg, western Germany. The advanced use of mobile data with 3G and the for the future planned 4G standard make it necessary to build more poles all around Germany. Image Credit: AP

Britain's Queen Elizabeth rides with Qatar's Emir Shaikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani to her residence of Windsor Castle during his state visit in Windsor near London. Image Credit: Reuters

On a sunny fall day, a man cleans a horse of the Quadriga on top of the Brandenburg Gate during during a routine check of the landmark in Berlin. Image Credit: AP

Women pray during the Hindu festival of Karva Chauth inside a temple in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh. Married Hindu women observe a one-day fast and offer prayers for the well-being of their husbands during the festival. The fast begins before sunrise and ends after they worship the moon in the evening. Image Credit: Reuters